Hugo can't keep all of Albus's amazing stories straight, but he's certain his cousin can check off one of the remaining boxes on his bingo card. "Al, you've had to regrow a body part, right? Probably loads of them, yeah?"
"Of course!" Albus says without thinking, before his brain has had a chance to assess whether or not this is actually true. Not during his childhood or Hogwarts years, since people here would be able to verify that fact, but... surely, at some point in his travels...?
Whatever, he can't disappoint Hugo of all people. "Bit of a gruesome incident involving a whittling contest and the rancorous rivalry between the scions of the two most prominent woodworking families in Canada. Like duck-carving Romeo and Juliet, and I was the Mercutio between them." Albus shakes his head sadly.
Hugo silently marks off the box and waits a moment before responding. Out of respect. He exhales a stunned breath. "Dramatic tales of forbidden love and family rivalries... You think it's just fiction, the stuff of stories, but, then, wow, clearly not." Hugo's been rendered a bit inarticulate. "Just glad you're okay," he says with a shake of his own head.
"Oh, nothing can get me down, you know that! All it takes to regrow an eye is a potent potion and a night in the hospital," Albus says glibly. There are few joys in life like telling Hugo of his adventures. Rose definitely doesn't treat Albus' stories with the seriousness they deserve. "Now, Hugo. I need your help. A little gossip told me that you have unusual opinions about the Quidditch scoring system..."
Forgive Hugo, but he doesn't recall the conversation Albus is referencing. Since talking to Corrie, he got cornered by a very drunk and inquisitive patron, who was as disorienting as he was fascinating. "What are you talking about?" Hugo asks, concerned someone's gotten their gossip wrong. "I've never even played Quidditch."
Edited (giving you a different quidditch square) 2021-02-15 08:03 (UTC)
SPEED DATING BINGO: Albus & Hugo
SPEED DATING BINGO: Albus & Hugo
Whatever, he can't disappoint Hugo of all people. "Bit of a gruesome incident involving a whittling contest and the rancorous rivalry between the scions of the two most prominent woodworking families in Canada. Like duck-carving Romeo and Juliet, and I was the Mercutio between them." Albus shakes his head sadly.
SPEED DATING BINGO: Albus & Hugo
SPEED DATING BINGO: Albus & Hugo
SPEED DATING BINGO: Albus & Hugo